Re: Renaming User

["Allan T. Parreno" <allan hopper iloilo fapenet org>]

Can i ask a favor, Does any one has a web interface on renaming user?
 
On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, Ivan Jager wrote:

> You could edit /etc/passwd The first column is the login name. If you
> change the home directory you should change it in passwd and also rename
> the directory. If you are using shadow passwords you also need to change
> the first column of /etc/shadow
> 
> Karl-Heinz Schulz wrote:
> > 
> > Is it possible to rename user (user1 becomes user2) or is it necessary to
> > delete and then re-create the user.
> > I couldn't find any information about it.
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > 
> 
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